Allograpta
Allograpta is a very large and diverse genus of hoverflies present throughout the world except most of the palearctic region. The adults are brightly coloured flower pollinators and most larvae have a predatory feeding mode involving soft-bodied sternorrhynchans. Certain species have diverged from this and their larvae have been found to be leaf-miners, stem-borers or pollen-feeders.[3]
Allograpta | |
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Allograpta obliqua male | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Syrphidae |
Tribe: | Syrphini |
Genus: | Allograpta Osten Sacken, 1875[1] |
Type species | |
Scaeva obliqua Say, 1823 | |
Subgenera | |
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Synonyms | |
Allograpta is currently being studied using both molecular and morphological methods to produce a robust phylogeny of the genus and its related genera. Preliminary studies show the genus to be monophyletic with the genera Sphaerophoria and Exallandra placed within which obviously complicates matters. A more complete review is needed before any major taxonomic changes can occur i.e. splitting the genus up or incorporating related genera.[1][4]
List of species by subgenus or species group[4]
Subgenus Allograpta Osten Sacken, 1875 Allograpta obliqua species group
(Oriental & Palearctic)
(Australasia & Oceania)
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(Nearctic & Neotropical)
Allograpta alamacula species group
Allograpta ventralis species group
Subgenus Antillus Vockeroth, 1969
Subgenus Claraplumula Shannon, 1927
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Subgenus Fazia Shannon, 1927
Subgenus Rhinoprosopa Hull, 1942
Subgenus Costarica Mengual & Thompson, 2009
unranked
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References
- Mengual, Ximo; Ståhls, Gunilla; Rojo, Santos (2008). "Molecular phylogeny of Allograpta (Diptera, Syrphidae) reveals diversity of lineages and non-monophyly of phytophagous taxa". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Elsevier. 49 (3): 715–727. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.09.011. PMID 18848633.
- Smith, Kenneth G.V.; Vockeroth, J.R. (1980). Crosskey, R.W. (ed.). Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region (Print). London: British museum (Natural History). ISBN 0565 00821 8.
- : K. Nishida, Rotheray, G., F. Thompson, C.. First non-predaceous syrphinae flower fly (Diptera: Syrphidae): A new leaf-mining Allograpta from Costa Rica
- Ximo Mengual; Carlos Ruiz; Santos Rojo; Gunilla Ståls; Frederic Christian Thompson (2009). "A conspectus of the flower fly genus Allograpta (Diptera: Syrphidae) with description of a new subgenus and species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2214: 1–28. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- Marinoni, Luciane; Thompson, F. Christian (2003). "Flower flies of southeastern Brazil (Diptera: Syrphidae) Part I. Introduction and new species". Studia dipterologica. 10 (2): 565–578. ISSN 0945-3954.